State of New Jersey
2008 State Hazard Mitigation Plan
Deadline for submitting comments is Friday, 29 February 2008 Please submit email comments to spardue@visseringpardue.com.
Section 1 Table of Contents
Section 2 Executive Summary
2.1 Background
2.2 Organization of the Plan
2.3 Highlights of the Plan
2.4 The Planning Process (emphasis on the update)
2.5 Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation
2.6 Mitigation Strategy
2.7 Coordination of Local Planning
2.8 Plan Maintenance
2.9 Approval and Adoption
Section 3 Planning Process
3.1 Interim Final Rule Requirements for the Planning Process
3.2 Description of the Planning Process
3.3 Coordination with State and Federal Agencies, and Interested Groups
3.4 Integration into other Ongoing State Planning Efforts
3.5 Integration into other FEMA Mitigation Programs and Initiatives
3.6 Incorporation of Local Plans
Section 4 Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation
4.1 Interim Final Rule Requirements for Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation
4.2 Background and General Discussion of Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation
4.3 Methodology for Identifying the most Significant Natural Hazards Statewide
4.4 Statewide Hazard Profiles
4.5 Vulnerability Assessment and Loss Estimation
4.6 Jurisdictions most Threatened, and most Vulnerable to Damage and Loss
4.7 Vulnerabilities of State Owned and Operated Facilities
4.8 Incorporation of Risk and Vulnerability Data from Local and Regional Hazard Mitigation Plans
Section 5 Mitigation Strategy
5.1 Interim Final Rule Requirements for Mitigation Strategy
5.2 State Hazard Mitigation Strategy
5.3 State Hazard Mitigation Goals and Objectives
5.4 Identification, Evaluation and Prioritization of Mitigation Actions
5.5 Identification of Funding Sources
5.6 Evaluation of State Progress on Goals and Actions from the 2005 Plan
5.7 Discussion of State Pre- and Post-Disaster Hazard Management Policies, Programs and Capabilities
5.8 Evaluation of State Laws, Regulations, Policies and Programs related to Hazard Mitigation and Development in Hazard Prone Areas
5.9 General Description and Analysis of the Effectiveness of Local Mitigation Policies, Programs and Capabilities
Section 6 Coordinating Local Planning
6.1 IFR Requirement for Coordinating Local Planning
6.2 State Process for Developing Local Plans
6.3 Local Plan Review, Coordination and Linkages
6.4 Criteria for Prioritizing Funds
Section 7 Plan Maintenance
7.1 Interim Final Rule Requirements for Plan Maintenance
7.2 Method for Monitoring, Evaluating and Updating the Plan
7.3 System for Monitoring Mitigation Measures and Project Closeouts
7.4 System for Reviewing Progress on Goals, Activities and Projects
7.5 Discussion of Successes and Challenges in Project Implementation and Closeout
Section 8 Approval and Adoption
8.1. Interim Final Rule Requirements for the Plan Adoption Process
8.2. Plan Approval and Adoption Process
8.3. Formal Adoption Document(s)
8.4. Assurances
Section 9 Appendices
A. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 Legislation
B. FEMA Interim Final Rule Related to Mitigation Planning
C. New Jersey Executive Order #115
D. Descriptions of Recent New Jersey Disasters
E. Background about the State of New Jersey
F. Mitigation Core Team Meeting Minutes
G. New Jersey State Severe Repetitive Loss Mitigation Strategy
H. FEMA Mitigation Grant Program Fact Sheet
I. DFIRM and Q3 Maps for all New Jersey Counties
J. Maps of HAZUS Critical Facilities Statewide
K. Statewide Dollar Exposure by Land Use Type
L. Graphics of New Jersey Census Data
M. Area and % of New Jersey Counties in FEMA A, AE, V and VE Flood Zones
N. Statewide Fire Incidents and Acres Burned
O. Graphics of NFIP Statistics and Risk Projections
P. Summary Loss Data on Six Recent New Jersey Disasters
Q. Plan Adoption Document
R. Local Emergency Management Coordinators
S. Guide for Local Hazard Mitigation Initiatives
T. New Jersey Open Space Program Funding
U. New Jersey State Mitigation Policies, Programs and Capabilities
V. Summary of EM Laws, Executive Orders and Legal Opinions
